Jurors weigh fate of officer fired after Breonna Taylor raid

Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison is questioned by prosecution (Timothy D. Easley/AP)
Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison is questioned by prosecution (Timothy D. Easley/AP)

The fate of the only officer charged in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor was in the hands of a jury after closing arguments by a prosecutor and defence lawyer.

Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment, punishable by one to five years in prison, for firing shots that ripped into the home of Ms Taylor’s next-door neighbours.

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